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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Can someone explain why I have an agreement error in the following sentence?
"Every solution has it's risks, are the risks of banning oil tankers, a risk Vancouverites can take?"
I was told to use "is" instead of are but I don't understand why.
Thank you!
I was told to use "is" instead of are but I don't understand why.
Thank you!
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Every solution has its risks, but is the risk of banning oil tankers a risk Vancouverites can take? Every solution has its risks, but are the risks of banning oil tankers risks Vancouverites can take? As repaired above, either sentence is possible: you must be consistent, that is all.
- Every solution has its risks, but is the risk of banning oil tankers a risk Vancouverites can take?
- Every solution has its risks, but are the risks of banning oil tankers risks Vancouverites can take?
- As repaired above, either sentence is possible: you must be consistent, that is all.
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Every solution has its risks, but is the risk of banning oil tankers a risk Vancouverites can take?
Every solution has its risks, but are the risks of banning oil tankers risks Vancouverites can take?
As repaired above, either sentence is possible: you must be consistent, that is all.
Every solution has its risks, but are the risks of banning oil tankers risks Vancouverites can take?
As repaired above, either sentence is possible: you must be consistent, that is all.
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